Nov. 9—TAOS — Bobbie Scopa recalled the days when a 12,000-acre wildfire was still considered a big deal. She was a 19-year-old, rookie wildland firefighter with the National Forest Service the year ...
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct a typo in the headline. Federal legislators are raising concerns that cuts to the U.S. Forest Service staffing under President Donald Trump’s ...
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As Colorado’s wildfire threat grows, Douglas County turns to biochar as ‘next level’ mitigation tool
Biochar as a material is not novel. It has been produced by humans for more than 2,000 years. But churning out the material ...
With winter approaching, the country’s risk of forest fires is rising, requiring greater caution. To help anticipate and manage these risks, Forest Fire Exposure Index was launched yesterday. This ...
Sometimes the job of a fire department is to start a blaze rather than put one out. Counterintuitive? Not according to Durango Fire Protection District Wildfire Battalion Chief Scott Nielsen. On ...
FALL RIVER, MA — Wildfires aren't just breaking records in the western United States. Dave Celino, the Chief Fire Warden in Massachusetts, says its happening in the East too. "This year, through June, ...
ALLENSPARK, Colo. — Some people are born to do the jobs they do. Chiara Forrester is one of them. "I was very lucky to become my namesake,” Forrester laughed as she walked through the woods in ...
In 2011, Eagle County had what it considered a robust Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), which it developed and then discussed with community leaders. But after the devastation wrought by the ...
A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest's mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas ...
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